Murphys, CA…The Hopper Will Connect You to Calaveras’ Wine Country Angels Camp • Murphys • Arnold. Runs hourly from 10 AM to 7 PM, every Saturday from February 16 to November 2, 2019. Visit www.CalaverasConnect.org or call 209-754-4450 for complete schedule information Scheduled stops are shown on the map. You can also flag the bus […]
Arnold, CA….We thought we would do one final post on the power outage and hopefully none of us have to go through this again for awhile or until a storm-related power outage. According to the latest press release from PG&E 98% of all the customers have been restored power. The list of communities in our […]
Pioneer, CA…Traffic update… A possible structure fire has been reported on Highway 88 near Vista Lane please use caution in the area. Incident: 00366 Type: Report of Fire Location: Sr88 / Vista Ln Loc Desc: ACROSS FM UP COUNTRY TOW Lat/Lon: 38.476057 -120.525000 Detail Information 6:24 PM 2 [2] XFR CAL FIRE 6:24 PM 1 […]
San Francisco, CA… Weather Conditions in Nearly All Counties Now Safe to Conduct Inspections, Repairs and Begin Power Restoration; Majority of Customer Resource Centers Will Remain Open on Friday; Windy Weather Should Subside in Kern County by Early Friday. Pacific Gas and Electric Company reported late Thursday that more than half of customers impacted by […]
San Andreas, CA…Calaveras County OES has just confirmed that PG&E has issued the weather “all clear” to its crews on stand-by to begin inspecting their infrastructure and prepare for re-energization. The re-energization timeline for Calaveras County is still unclear, and we expect that small areas within the county will be re-energized at a time. Calaveras […]
San Francisco, CA…On Thursday morning, October 10, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) reported that improving weather conditions in some parts of the areas affected by the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) have allowed for safety inspections, repairs and restoration in some areas to begin. Approximately 126,000 customers were restored by 6 a.m. Thursday. There […]
Murphys, CA…We stopped by DEA Bathroom Machineries and in addition to all the classic & historic plumbing supplies they also have perfect, common sense, easy to deploy Wildfire protection tools. Tom Scheller showed us several options including the W.A.S.P. Fire protection system. The W.A.S.P. Wildfire Protection Kit installs either on your ridge ends or clips […]
Valley Springs, CA…The tragic notifications have been made and CHP has released the names in yesterday’s crash. Party-1 was driving eastbound on Lime Creek Road approaching S. Petersburg Road. Party-1 drove off of the roadway and collided into a utility pole west of S Petersburg Rd. The vehicle traveled across S. Petersburg Road and continued […]
Ione, CA…Minor Injury Collision Near Hwy 88 & Bamert Road. Incident: 00362 Type: Trfc Collision-Minor Inj Location: SR88 / BAMERT RD Loc Desc: WB JWO Lat/Lon: 38.298979 -120.989490 Detail Information 10:05 PM 9 [24] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj [Shared] 10:01 PM 8 [21] 1039 FINCHS 209-274-2266 10:01 PM […]
Arnold, CA…When we stopped for gas in Angels Camp a guy got out of his vehicle and asked if there was a “Zombie Apocalypse” here? He hadn’t heard about the planned power outages and was coming to our area to camp for the weekend. All he saw were people frantically foraging for supplies ahead of […]
Arnold, CA..This morning PG&E shut off power to 513,000 customers as part of the first phase of this Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS). Those customers are currently out of power in the following counties: Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Solano, Sonoma, Tehama, Trinity, […]
Arnold, CA…Local Power Outage Updates…Amador, & Northern Calaveras First to Go Dark Locally During PSPS.
Valley Springs, CA…Party-1 was driving eastbound on Lime Creek Road approaching S. Petersburg Road. Party-1 drove off of the roadway and collided into a utility pole west of S Petersburg Rd. The vehicle traveled across S. Petersburg Road and continued off the road and came to rest in a ditch. The vehicle caught fire and […]
Stockton, CA…Caltrans is preparing for widespread power outages beginning at midnight as PG&E cuts power to reduce the risk of wildfire. District 10 counties potentially affected are San Joaquin, Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, Stanislaus and Tuolumne Counties, PG&E may potentially cut power early Wednesday, October 9 through midday Thursday, October 10. Motorists are reminded that […]
San Francisco, CA…Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) confirmed that it has implemented the first phase of a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) across significant portions of its service area in response to a widespread, severe wind event. The Public Safety Power Shutoff will occur in three phases, with the first phase impacting approximately 513,000 […]
San Andreas, CA…Traffic Update….Overturned Pickup Collision Near Toyon Middle School, Sr12 / Sr26 Incident: 00347 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr12 / Sr26 Loc Desc: TOYON – NEAR SCHOOL Lat/Lon: 38.211851 -120.764399 Detail Information 7:06 PM 9 [28] B49-030 RDWAY OPEN [Shared] 6:57 PM 8 [22] B49-010 BOTH LANES SHUT DOWN WHILE THEY ARE RECOVERING […]
San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras Public Health Division will be opening an Access Functional Needs (AFN) shelter to provide an environment with electricity to assist the population with durable medical devices required to maintain life. AFN individuals with electrified durable medical equipment i.e., ventilators, oxygen generators, and their one caregiver may be permitted access to the […]
San Francisco, CA…Portions of 34 Counties Will be Impacted by Widespread, Severe Wind Event Beginning Wednesday. New Counties Added Since Monday: Marin, Humboldt, Trinity and Kern. As a precautionary measure to reduce wildfire risk during the forecasted severe wind event, PG&E confirmed that it will implement a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) in portions of […]
San Andreas, CA…This is a joint release from the following utilities: Calaveras County Water District (CCWD), City of Angels Camp, San Andreas Sanitary District (SASD), Blue Lake Springs Mutual Water Company (BLSMWC), Union Public Utility District (UPUD), Calaveras Public Utility District (CPUD), Valley Springs Public Utilities District (VSPUD) and Murphys Sanitary District (MSD). Calaveras Utility […]
Sacramento, CA…CAL FIRE firefighters are staffing up and preparing for the forecasted extreme fire weather across California. The National Weather Service has issued red flag warnings and fire weather watches for areas of northern, central and southern California. This will likely be the strongest offshore wind event so far this season. “With some of the […]
San Francisco, CA…Based on current forecasted weather conditions, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) anticipates that it may begin implementing a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) to more than 600,000 customers across portions of nearly 30 northern, central, coastal and Bay Area counties. This would be a precautionary measure to reduce the risk of wildfire in these […]
Valley Springs, CA…Traffic Update….Suspected Thieves Chased Off Roadway and Down Embankment Near Hogan Dam Rd / Vista del Lago Dr! Four Males & One Female in Vehicle…. Incident: 00412 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Hogan Dam Rd / Vista del Lago Dr Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.162549 -120.816197 Detail Information 12:13 AM 7 [14] [Rotation Request […]
San Francisco, CA…PG&E announced today that its meteorological and operations teams in its Emergency Operations Center continue to monitor a potentially widespread, strong and dry wind event Wednesday morning through Thursday afternoon. The event will impact northern, central, coastal and Bay Area counties across much of PG&E’s service area. In response to this anticipated event, […]
Burson, CA….The Sad family notifications have been made and CHP has released the name of the young mother killed in Friday’s Collision. Molly Jean Collins, 38 from Avery was the young woman who tragically passed away. Collins was driving a 2010 Acura sedan, within a private driveway, east of Haskell Street, and preparing to to […]
San Andreas, CA….Yesterday evening, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) notified the Calaveras County Office of Emergency Services of a possible Public Safety Power Shutdown (PSPS) event that would affect portions of Calaveras County. This morning, Calaveras County OES participated in a conference call with PG&E, and confirmed that a PSPS is likely to affect Calaveras […]
Sonora, CA…From CHP…”On Sunday, October 6, 2019, at approximately 10:35 PM, a 40-year-old man from Tuolumne County was driving his 2001 Chevrolet pickup westbound on Lyons Bald Mountain Road, east of Apple Valley Drive, at an unknown high rate of speed. The driver allowed the vehicle to leave the roadway in a northerly direction. The […]
Arnold, CA….Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Hwy 4 & Upper Moran. Incident: 00324 Type: Trfc Collision-Minor Inj Location: Sr4 / Moran Rd Loc Desc: 4 MILES JEO ARNOLD Lat/Lon: 38.264970 -120.333721 Detail Information 5:04 PM 2 [12] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj [Shared] 4:41 PM 1 [3] 1039 CASO […]
Murphys, CA…We stopped by DEA Bathroom Machineries and in addition to all the classic & historic plumbing supplies they also have perfect, common sense, easy to deploy Wildfire protection tools. Tom Scheller showed us several options including the W.A.S.P. Fire protection system. The W.A.S.P. Wildfire Protection Kit installs either on your ridge ends or clips […]
Murphys, CA…The Hopper Will Connect You to Calaveras’ Wine Country Angels Camp • Murphys • Arnold. Runs hourly from 10 AM to 7 PM, every Saturday from February 16 to November 2, 2019. Visit www.CalaverasConnect.org or call 209-754-4450 for complete schedule information Scheduled stops are shown on the map. You can also flag the bus […]
Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne Seriff’s Dept…”Lawrence was found on Crystal Falls Drive. He was tired and confused but very thankful to see Deputy Sandelin. Thank you to everyone for sharing his information and to the community member who called in with a possible sighting. Lawrence is being connected with county resources to assist him.”
